worn, distressed background

i had originally started on these canvases a long time ago.....these have actually seen many colors already. then, they reached that ugly phase, which was really exceptionally ugly this time, and i could not get past it, and put the canvas aside. when my studio got wet a few weeks back, it is amazing how many things i "found." those so-ugly canvases were amongst that stuff....i am thinking that i may have pulled this canvas at least back to the realm of something that i like again.

on friday, i posted that i had gotten mail.....- as i worked with those new stamps (which are the best!! and will be available very soon at Paperbag Studio), i was putzing on the canvas above as well.